U.S. Wheat Output Advances 1%
WASHINGTON - Jan 12/16 - SNS -- Production of all classes of wheat in the United States totaled 2.05 billion bushels in 2015, up 1% from the 2014 total, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2015.
Area harvested for grain totaled 47.1 million acres, up 2% from the previous year. The United States yield is estimated at 43.6 bushels per acre, down 0.1 bushel from the previous year. The levels of production and changes from 2014 by type are winter wheat, 1.37 billion bushels, down less than 1%; other spring wheat, 599 million bushels, up less than 1%; and Durum wheat, 82.5 million bushels, up 53%.
Winter wheat production for 2015 totaled 1.37 billion bushels, down less than 1% from the 2014 total. The United States yield, at 42.5 bushels per acre, is down 0.1 bushel from 2014. Area harvested for grain is estimated at 32.3 million acres, down slightly from the previous year. A record high yield is estimated in Michigan for 2015.
Planted acreage was down from 2014 in most of the major Hard Red Winter (HRW) growing States. Particularly large decreases occurred in Colorado, Kansas, Montana, and North Dakota. Harvested acres were up across the Southern HRW region, with large increases in Oklahoma and Texas compared with 2014. Nationally, HRW production totaled 827 million bushels, up 12% from 2014.
In the Soft Red Winter (SRW) growing area, planted and harvested acreage decreases from 2014 were experienced throughout most of the region. SRW production totaled 359 million bushels, down 21% from 2014.
White winter production totaled 184 million bushels, up slightly from the previous year. Harvested acreage in the Pacific Northwest (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) was down 3% from 2014. Yields were up from last year in Idaho and Washington.
Production of other spring wheat for 2015 is estimated at 599 million bushels, up less than 1% from the 2014 total. Harvested area totaled 12.9 million acres, up 2% from 2014. The United States yield is estimated at 46.3 bushels per acre, down 0.4 bushel below the 2014 average yield. Of the total production, 564 million bushels are Hard Red Spring wheat, up 2% from 2014. Record high yields are estimated in North Dakota and Minnesota.
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015
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: Area planted 1/ : Area harvested
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: 1,000 acres
:
Alabama .......: 310 255 260 285 225 220
Arizona .......: 87 85 150 84 83 142
Arkansas ......: 680 465 350 610 395 240
California ....: 690 530 465 394 220 210
Colorado ......: 2,310 2,759 2,408 1,639 2,358 2,147
Delaware ......: 85 80 70 78 75 65
Florida .......: 25 15 25 19 10 15
Georgia .......: 430 300 215 360 230 145
Idaho .........: 1,321 1,271 1,200 1,261 1,196 1,135
Illinois ......: 880 740 540 840 670 520
:
Indiana .......: 460 390 290 435 335 260
Iowa ..........: 30 26 20 21 15 15
Kansas ........: 9,500 9,600 9,200 8,450 8,800 8,700
Kentucky ......: 700 630 560 610 510 440
Louisiana .....: 265 160 110 255 150 92
Maryland ......: 345 340 355 260 250 270
Michigan ......: 620 550 510 590 470 475
Minnesota .....: 1,227 1,262 1,532 1,184 1,212 1,473
Mississippi ...: 400 230 150 385 215 120
Missouri ......: 1,080 880 760 985 740 610
:
Montana .......: 5,400 5,985 5,520 5,165 5,650 5,265
Nebraska ......: 1,470 1,550 1,490 1,140 1,450 1,210
Nevada ........: 31 21 12 15 10 8
New Jersey ....: 34 33 27 29 25 20
New Mexico ....: 440 380 385 100 105 190
New York ......: 125 120 120 115 95 110
North Carolina : 990 830 650 925 770 570
North Dakota ..: 6,105 7,960 7,990 6,025 7,490 7,915
Ohio ..........: 660 620 520 640 545 480
Oklahoma ......: 5,600 5,300 5,300 3,400 2,800 3,800
:
Oregon ........: 880 830 835 868 818 828
Pennsylvania ..: 185 185 195 155 150 175
South Carolina : 280 230 170 265 220 160
South Dakota ..: 2,494 2,514 2,756 1,839 2,364 2,236
Tennessee .....: 640 530 455 575 475 395
Texas .........: 6,300 6,000 6,000 2,350 2,250 3,550
Utah ..........: 138 130 125 124 117 119
Virginia ......: 335 290 260 290 260 210
Washington ....: 2,210 2,320 2,280 2,175 2,250 2,215
West Virginia .: 9 10 9 7 7 4
Wisconsin .....: 315 295 230 265 250 210
Wyoming .......: 150 140 145 120 125 130
:
United States .: 56,236 56,841 54,644 45,332 46,385 47,094
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See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued
All Wheat Area Planted and Harvested, Yield, and Production - States and
United States: 2013-2015 (continued)
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: Yield per acre : Production
State :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
: 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015
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: ---------- bushels ---------- --------- 1,000 bushels ---------
:
Alabama .......: 69.0 69.0 68.0 19,665 15,525 14,960
Arizona .......: 99.4 110.1 101.0 8,348 9,136 14,346
Arkansas ......: 62.0 63.0 56.0 37,820 24,885 13,440
California ....: 82.5 83.4 79.4 32,500 18,350 16,680
Colorado ......: 25.3 38.1 37.1 41,488 89,812 79,635
Delaware ......: 64.0 72.0 65.0 4,992 5,400 4,225
Florida .......: 59.0 39.0 43.0 1,121 390 645
Georgia .......: 60.0 49.0 43.0 21,600 11,270 6,235
Idaho .........: 82.2 78.4 77.4 103,592 93,717 87,850
Illinois ......: 67.0 67.0 65.0 56,280 44,890 33,800
:
Indiana .......: 73.0 76.0 68.0 31,755 25,460 17,680
Iowa ..........: 52.0 49.0 52.0 1,092 735 780
Kansas ........: 38.0 28.0 37.0 321,100 246,400 321,900
Kentucky ......: 75.0 71.0 73.0 45,750 36,210 32,120
Louisiana .....: 58.0 62.0 39.0 14,790 9,300 3,588
Maryland ......: 67.0 70.0 64.0 17,420 17,500 17,280
Michigan ......: 75.0 74.0 81.0 44,250 34,780 38,475
Minnesota .....: 56.7 54.8 59.9 67,152 66,468 88,294
Mississippi ...: 58.0 58.0 48.0 22,330 12,470 5,760
Missouri ......: 57.0 58.0 53.0 56,145 42,920 32,330
:
Montana .......: 39.0 37.1 35.2 201,635 209,470 185,415
Nebraska ......: 35.0 49.0 38.0 39,900 71,050 45,980
Nevada ........: 87.0 105.0 81.3 1,305 1,050 650
New Jersey ....: 54.0 53.0 50.0 1,566 1,325 1,000
New Mexico ....: 44.0 28.0 25.0 4,400 2,940 4,750
New York ......: 68.0 63.0 63.0 7,820 5,985 6,930
North Carolina : 57.0 58.0 53.0 52,725 44,660 30,210
North Dakota ..: 45.4 46.3 46.7 273,343 347,068 370,023
Ohio ..........: 70.0 74.0 67.0 44,800 40,330 32,160
Oklahoma ......: 31.0 17.0 26.0 105,400 47,600 98,800
:
Oregon ........: 62.1 54.3 47.3 53,904 44,444 39,195
Pennsylvania ..: 68.0 65.0 65.0 10,540 9,750 11,375
South Carolina : 54.0 52.0 46.0 14,310 11,440 7,360
South Dakota ..: 42.2 55.5 46.2 77,558 131,260 103,406
Tennessee .....: 71.0 66.0 68.0 40,825 31,350 26,860
Texas .........: 29.0 30.0 30.0 68,150 67,500 106,500
Utah ..........: 44.2 50.3 48.5 5,484 5,882 5,775
Virginia ......: 62.0 68.0 66.0 17,980 17,680 13,860
Washington ....: 66.9 48.2 50.4 145,530 108,460 111,540
West Virginia .: 52.0 64.0 60.0 364 448 240
Wisconsin .....: 58.0 65.0 74.0 15,370 16,250 15,540
Wyoming .......: 24.0 38.0 32.0 2,880 4,750 4,160
:
United States .: 47.1 43.7 43.6 2,134,979 2,026,310 2,051,752
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1/ Includes area planted in preceding fall.
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